The City Ground

FOREST 2 - 0 THE WEDNESDAY - Thu Dec 01, 1892 (League Tier 1)

Date:: Thu Dec 01, 1892 (3:00 PM)
Opponent:: The Wednesday
Home/Away:: Home
Ground:: Town Ground
Game Type:: League Tier 1
Score:: 2-0 WON
: Half-time: 2-0

Sources:: Ken Smales - The First 125 Years
: York Herald - Friday 02 December 1892
: Enfa.co.uk

Season:: 1892-93
Referee:
Attendance:: 4,000
League Week:: 16 of 30
Pos Before/After:: 15 12
Opp Before/After:: 4 5

NEXT GAMES:
Next Game:: Sunderland (League Tier 1)
The Wednesday:: Apr 08, 1893

GAME COUNT:
League:: 16 (of 5087)
League Tier 1:: 16 (of 2339)
Competitive:: 72 (of 5829)
Total:: 607 (of 7634)
Played:: 133 years, 9 months, 20 days ago

FOREST
Manager: Harry Radford
Prior form: LDDLLD (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers
Alex Higgins (5')
John McPherson (7') - John McPherson first goal

THE WEDNESDAY
Manager: Arthur Dickinson
Prior form: WWWWLW (Old to recent)

Goal Scorers

Lineup


Num	Pos	Age	Player	Notes
1	GK		William Brown (1890)
2	D	20	Archibald Ritchie
3	D		Adam Scott
4	M	24	William 'Tich' Smith
5	M	25	John McPherson (7')
6	M	23	Peter McCracken
7	F	23	William Mason
8	F	23	Arthur Shaw
9	F	29	Alex Higgins (5')
10	F	22	Horace Pike
11	F	19	Tom McInnes

	So Far¹	Last Game²
Num	Pos	Age	Player	Games	Goals	Days	Games
1	GK		William Brown (1890)	21		5	1
2	D	20	Archibald Ritchie	17		5	1
3	D		Adam Scott	22	1	5	1
4	M	24	William 'Tich' Smith	19	4	19	3
5	M	25	John McPherson (7')	14		5	1
6	M	23	Peter McCracken	15		5	1
7	F	23	William Mason	3		33	6
8	F	23	Arthur Shaw	21	4	5	1
9	F	29	Alex Higgins (5')	26	22	5	1
10	F	22	Horace Pike	23	4	5	1
11	F	19	Tom McInnes	15	5	5	1

Lineup

Num	Pos	Player
1	GK	Doig
2	D	?
3	D	?
4	D	?
5	D	?
6	M	?
7	M	Gillespie
8	M	Campbell
9	M	Wilson
10	F	?
11	F	?

All Games In Division 1 On This Day (Thu Dec 01, 1892)

Home	Score	Away
Nottingham Forest	2-0	The Wednesday

TABLES BEFORE AND AFTER THE GAME

Table before:

FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status
1	Preston North End	14	10	1	3	28	17	6	0	0	15	4	4	1	3	13	13	11	21	WDWLWL
2	Sunderland	12	9	1	2	44	14	6	1	0	25	6	3	0	2	19	8	30	19	WWLWWL
3	Aston Villa	16	9	0	7	35	34	6	0	1	23	13	3	0	6	12	21	1	18	LWWWLW
4	The Wednesday	13	8	1	4	28	23	5	1	1	17	11	3	0	3	11	12	5	17	WWWWLW
5	Stoke	15	7	3	5	32	28	4	1	2	14	9	3	2	3	18	19	4	17	WWDWWW
6	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	2	5	28	34	6	1	1	18	7	1	1	4	10	27	-6	16	WLWWLL
7	Notts County	14	6	3	5	32	25	4	2	2	20	8	2	1	3	12	17	7	15	LLLWWW
8	Bolton Wanderers	15	6	3	6	30	27	5	1	1	22	11	1	2	5	8	16	3	15	WWLLLL
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	5	3	5	27	32	5	1	1	18	10	0	2	4	9	22	-5	13	LLDDWD
10	Everton	13	4	4	5	30	31	2	3	2	16	14	2	1	3	14	17	-1	12	WDLWDL
11	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	5	5	25	31	2	4	1	15	13	1	1	4	10	18	-6	11	LDDDWW
12	Burnley	14	4	2	8	16	23	4	1	2	14	10	0	1	6	2	13	-7	10	WLLLLD
13	Newton Heath	14	2	5	7	30	35	2	2	3	23	17	0	3	4	7	18	-5	9	LDDLWD
14	Derby County	12	3	3	6	21	29	2	2	4	15	19	1	1	2	6	10	-8	9	LWLLWD
15	Nottingham Forest	15	2	5	8	21	30	1	1	3	11	12	1	4	5	10	18	-9	9	LDDLLD
16	Accrington Stanley	13	2	5	6	24	38	1	2	2	8	13	1	3	4	16	25	-14	9	DWLLLD

Table after:

	FIRST DIVISION								Home					Away
	Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Current Form	Status	Result(s)
	1	Preston North End	14	10	1	3	28	17	6	0	0	15	4	4	1	3	13	13	11	21	WDWLWL
	2	Sunderland	12	9	1	2	44	14	6	1	0	25	6	3	0	2	19	8	30	19	WWLWWL
	3	Aston Villa	16	9	0	7	35	34	6	0	1	23	13	3	0	6	12	21	1	18	LWWWLW
1	4	Stoke	15	7	3	5	32	28	4	1	2	14	9	3	2	3	18	19	4	17	WWDWWW
1	5	The Wednesday	14	8	1	5	28	25	5	1	1	17	11	3	0	4	11	14	3	17	WWWLWL		0-2
	6	West Bromwich Albion	14	7	2	5	28	34	6	1	1	18	7	1	1	4	10	27	-6	16	WLWWLL
	7	Notts County	14	6	3	5	32	25	4	2	2	20	8	2	1	3	12	17	7	15	LLLWWW
	8	Bolton Wanderers	15	6	3	6	30	27	5	1	1	22	11	1	2	5	8	16	3	15	WWLLLL
	9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	5	3	5	27	32	5	1	1	18	10	0	2	4	9	22	-5	13	LLDDWD
	10	Everton	13	4	4	5	30	31	2	3	2	16	14	2	1	3	14	17	-1	12	WDLWDL
	11	Blackburn Rovers	13	3	5	5	25	31	2	4	1	15	13	1	1	4	10	18	-6	11	LDDDWW
3	12	Nottingham Forest	16	3	5	8	23	30	2	1	3	13	12	1	4	5	10	18	-7	11	DDLLDW		2-0
1	13	Burnley	14	4	2	8	16	23	4	1	2	14	10	0	1	6	2	13	-7	10	WLLLLD
1	14	Newton Heath	14	2	5	7	30	35	2	2	3	23	17	0	3	4	7	18	-5	9	LDDLWD
1	15	Derby County	12	3	3	6	21	29	2	2	4	15	19	1	1	2	6	10	-8	9	LWLLWD
	16	Accrington Stanley	13	2	5	6	24	38	1	2	2	8	13	1	3	4	16	25	-14	9	DWLLLD

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